Read more poaching stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/3027/poaching.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 5:26:15 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/71993/elephants-on-verge-of-extinction.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWithin 15 years, African elephants could be extinct as a consequence of rampant ivory poaching, conservation experts say. Africa's elephant population numbers just 600,000, and that number appears to be dwindling by about 38,000 a year. That’s faster than the birth rate. One animal welfare group is urging...http://www.newser.com/story/71993/elephants-on-verge-of-extinction.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 19 Oct 2009 13:44:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70017/microsoft-pinching-apple-employees-to-staff-stores.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMicrosoft’s planned expansion into the brick-and-mortar retail sector will be staffed at least in part by…Apple Store employees, reports the Loop. The software giant is hiring away Apple managers with higher salaries, sources tell the tech blog. Those managers in turn are trying to bring aboard Apple's top salespeople. All...http://www.newser.com/story/70017/microsoft-pinching-apple-employees-to-staff-stores.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 22 Sep 2009 14:54:20 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/41151/namibias-ivory-sale-raises-poaching-fears.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNamibia kicked off two weeks of ivory auctions yesterday, marking the first time in almost a decade that the elephant tusks have sold legally, reports the Times of London. Seven tons brought $1.18 million from Chinese and Japanese buyers, and 108 tons—the equivalent of 10,000 elephants—will...http://www.newser.com/story/41151/namibias-ivory-sale-raises-poaching-fears.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 29 Oct 2008 7:31:17 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/40581/ebay-bans-ivory-sales.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagEBay will introduce a total ban on ivory sales after the holidays in a bid to prevent elephant poaching, Ars Technica reports. The company banned international sales of ivory on its site in 2007 but critics say it did little to halt the trade in illegal ivory. Conservationists estimate 20,...http://www.newser.com/story/40581/ebay-bans-ivory-sales.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 22 Oct 2008 4:23:31 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/35316/numbers-soaring-s-africa-mulls-elephant-cull.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSouth Africa's 1995 ban on culling elephants has proven wildly successful—perhaps too successful, writes Karen Lange in National Geographic . As the population has skyrocketed from 8,000 to 13,000 in the years since, starving elephants are now ravaging vegetation and taxing the nation's ecosystem, forcing experts to consider...http://www.newser.com/story/35316/numbers-soaring-s-africa-mulls-elephant-cull.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 21 Aug 2008 14:19:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/20515/illegal-poaching-funds-militant-groups.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagShipments of African contraband such as ivory, tiger parts, and rhino horn are funding militant groups and perhaps terrorists, Newsweek reports. After the theft of $1.3 million in ivory in Chad last year and a reported rise in contraband smuggling, US lawmakers have become interested: A House hearing on...http://www.newser.com/story/20515/illegal-poaching-funds-militant-groups.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 02 Mar 2008 18:35:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/19783/nations-unite-to-save-gorillas.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThree African nations where the world's last 720 wild mountain gorillas live are finally working together to save the critically endangered animal, the Guardian reports. Until the 10-year plan was announced last week, mistrust and conflict had kept Rwanda, Uganda and the Congo from collaborating as another 10 apes were...http://www.newser.com/story/19783/nations-unite-to-save-gorillas.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 25 Feb 2008 5:00:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/18904/tiger-numbers-plummet-in-india.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAt least half of India's Bengal tiger population has vanished in the last five years, according to the latest alarming census of the endangered predators. A Project Tiger conservationist blamed "poaching, and loss of quality habitat and prey," reports AFP. A 2002 survey estimated there were 3,700 tigers in...http://www.newser.com/story/18904/tiger-numbers-plummet-in-india.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 13 Feb 2008 11:50:58 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/13454/cops-bust-major-tiger-poaching-ring.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIn a rare victory for embattled conservationists, police in northern India yesterday busted a major tiger poaching ring as the gang was negotiating a sale of three tiger pelts and skeletons, AP reports. The remains were believed to be headed to China, where tiger body parts are sold on the...http://www.newser.com/story/13454/cops-bust-major-tiger-poaching-ring.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 06 Dec 2007 5:15:00 CST